Evaluation of the agglomeration force of ice particles in ice slurry

Abstract

Ice slurry has attracted attention in the fisheries and other industries as a method of cooling fish that takes advantage of its fluidity to facilitate transportation of ices and avoid damaging fish. However, ice slurry has the problem of blockage in pipes due to the agglomeration force of ice particles. In this study, the weight that can be held by the ice particle layer in the ice slurry was evaluated to investigate agglomeration force between ice particles. As a result, it was found that the weight that can be held by ice particles decreases as the solute concentration of the ice slurry increases. This result indicates that solute concentration affected on the agglomeration force of the ice particles.